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About Karehri Village

Karehri is a mid sized village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 666, made up of 333 males and 333 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karehri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karehri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Pincode 804423
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 666
Male Population 333
Female Population 333
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karehri compares

By the 2011 count Karehri is the 65th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Karehri

Karehri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karehri as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karehri from other places

Karehri lies about 20 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Karehri
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 13 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 15 km
District headquarters Arwal 20 km

Villages closest to Karehri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karpi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Karehri

As per the Census of India 2011, Karehri village had a population of 666. That makes it the 65th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Karehri village has 333 males and 333 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karehri has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Karehri is 804423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karehri covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Karehri falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Karehri is Jehanabad Court, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karehri.

Karehri is about 20 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karehri is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Jehanabad Court is about 13 km away. Jahānābād is about 13 km away. Karpi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khojan (under 2 km), Sohsa (1.9 km) and Nagla (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karehri today is likely to be higher.

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